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Word: Lens
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from Latin, ‘lentil’ (because of the similarity in shape)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
lɛnz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a piece of glass or other transparent material with curved sides for concentrating or dispersing light rays, used singly (as in a magnifying glass) or with other lenses (as in a telescope).
Short Definition:object for concentrating or dispersing light rays
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